Fier (river)

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Fier
The Gorge du Fier

The Gorge du Fier

Data
Water code FR :  V12-0400
location France , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
River system Rhône
Drain over Rhône  → Mediterranean
source in the parish of Manigod
45 ° 48 ′ 29 ″  N , 6 ° 25 ′ 4 ″  E
Source height approx.  1970  m
muzzle near Châteaufort, municipality of Motz , in the Rhone coordinates: 45 ° 56 ′ 13 ″  N , 5 ° 49 ′ 57 ″  E 45 ° 56 ′ 13 ″  N , 5 ° 49 ′ 57 ″  E
Mouth height 255  m
Height difference approx. 1715 m
Bottom slope approx. 24 ‰
length 72 km
Left tributaries Cheran
Right tributaries Fillière
Medium-sized cities Annecy
Small towns Annecy-le-Vieux , Rumilly

The Fier [fje] is a mountain river in France that runs in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region . It rises in the municipality of Manigod , on the northern flank of Mont Charvin , a summit of the Chaîne des Aravis . It flows through the Manigod and Thônes valleys and breaks through the Défilé de Dingy gorge , near Dingy-Saint-Clair , a few kilometers east of the city of Annecy . From there, to the outskirts of Annecy, there is a whitewater trail that can be used by paddlers. A few kilometers to the west, near Annecy-le-Vieux , the river breaks through the (impassable) Gorges du Fier and after 72 kilometers it flows into the Rhone as a left tributary at Châteaufort , Motz municipality .

Places on the river

See also

Web links

Commons : Fier  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Remarks

  1. ↑ a b geoportail.gouv.fr
  2. ↑ a b The information on the river length is based on the information about the Fier from SANDRE (French), accessed on April 15, 2018, rounded to full kilometers.